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Extra thorny roses
Peanuts3
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I really do apologise if this is a daft question.
When I planted my David Austin Gertrude Jekyll and Harlow Carr roses, they didn't seem too thorny, but now the stems are absolutely cover in thorns.
Is there a reason for this ? Is it something I'm doing wrong ? I've planted roses previously and the same thing happened, so I'm thinking it might be something I'm doing.
Any advice ?
Made the mistake of clearing underneath the rose and got a loads of thorns stuck in my head, not a good time. Two weeks later I was still finding them stuck in my head
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Gertrude Jekyll is thorny, perhaps it wasn't at first because it was young. A Shropshire Lad is not very thorny.
Love it Edd
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Surely there are longer, more impressive sounding words for thorns and prickles
In the sticks near Peterborough
Drat, Edd is right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorns,_spines,_and_prickles I've always called them thorns and so do most of the rose sites. So did Shakespeare.
OMG, I love a Pedant.
If you want thorns, Arthur Bell is a monster.
Well, all I can say is that my Gertrude Jekyll is a vary prickly customer but while Kiftsgate is pretty spiky, neither is as sharp or prickly as my toothache tree which has whoppers. Don't know its botanical name as I've lost the label but apparently the natives used it for toothache. No idea if they're thorns or prickles either.
I have just sent Fishy a text, I will let you know later.
ah you lot are a funny bunch.
Thank you kindly for educating me on prickles EDD, as you say gardening is a constant learning curve. You all lost me a bit though when you started speaking Shakespeare
Peter Beale Roses publish a 'thornability' scale with their roses, so you can order accordingly when you buy.